April Fools’ roundup: All the best jokes from around the web

It’s April 1st, which means that you should distrust almost anything you see on the web today. Tech companies in particular love to prank their fans by unveiling ridiculous fake products on April Fools’ Day and we’ve rounded up some of their best efforts this year. In fact, you may have already heard about one of them: Google’s Gmail Mic Drop feature, which the company quickly pulled after it reportedly cost some people their jobs. Oops!

Google Cardboard fans will finally be able to explore actual reality with Cardboard Plastic. Just put it on, and you’ll see the entire world around you just as you would by not using it.

Google’s Nat and Lo, meanwhile, reveal that that Google’s Quantum AI Lab has discovered a small ball of yarn. You know string. For cats. Check out the video.

Heavy Bubbles

You know the Mountain from Game of Thrones, right? You’ll definitely love his Heavy Bubbles water then.

Lexus

The automaker wants to connect man and woman to machine. Meet V-LCRO for Lexus vehicles.

Lyft

Alternative taxi app Lyft has figured out a Prank Mode ride for April Fools’. Just request a prank mode for your friends, and you might get something like this:

Logitech

Miss cleaning your mouse? Logitech can help with a product revival.

Razer

We’re used to seeing mostly gaming-related products from Razer. But this changes today, as the company shared details about a Project Breadwinner. Yes, it’s a toaster that has led lights, a Razer logo, and what look like headphone jacks.

Samsung

Forget the Internet of Things — Samsung this year launched the Internet of Trousers. That’s probably because you can’t have enough smart pants around the house. You can expect features like Wi-Fly, Get Up alert, and Keep-Your-Pants-On mode.

Samsung also teased a Galaxy S8 the other day, but we all know why that happened.